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Articles tagged attention (12)

Heather ChaplinSeptember 16, 2018

“The cure lies within us, if we have the will and the imagination to develop it”

“Because journalism is not The New York Times, or BuzzFeed, or the Miami Herald. When you strip everything down to its essential function, journalism is a system for collecting, synthesizing, verifying and distributing news. Everything else is just form.”

Joshua BentonMarch 12, 2018

The ❤️ of the matter: Here are too many words about Farhad Manjoo’s Twitter habits (and some cool charts)

The appeal of Twitter for reporters is well known, but it’s worth spelling out: The benefits we get from it, real as they are, come at the cost of constant partial attention, all day and all night.

Maybe “time saved” is a better metric to watch than “time spent” on mobile

Justin EllisMay 11, 2012

Howard Rheingold on how the five web literacies are becoming essential survival skills

The veteran technology commentator argues that a better understanding of how we connect our attention and intentions online can help individuals and society.

New Read It Later data: What does engagement look like in a time-shifted world?

The divide between most-saved content and most-returned-to content says a lot. Megan Garber

Megan GarberNovember 21, 2011

Image as interest: How the Pepper Spray Cop could change the trajectory of Occupy Wall Street

Images can convene attention; they can also distribute it.

November 22, 2010

Attention versus distraction? What that big NY Times story leaves out

November 19, 2010

Covering a crisis more like molasses than quicksand

August 2, 2010

Following up on the need for follow-up

June 16, 2010

Agents of immediacy: Nick Carr on why journalists need to “teach people to pay attention again”

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